Lot 12: JEDD NOVATT

CHAOS MUNDAKA
inscribed NOVATT, dated 09, titled, numbered 2 and stamped with the foundry mark Alfa Arte

260 by 260 by 408cm., 102 3/8 by 102 3/8 by 160 1/2 in.

bronze

<P>Conceived in 2009 and cast in bronze in an edition of 3 plus two artist's proofs.</P>

Chaos Mundaka is an outstanding example of Jedd Novatt's large-scale sculptural ?uvre. Though architectonic in scale and form, it exhibits an unpredictable geometry that borders on the organic. The stacked, cuboid forms defy attempts to identify parallel or uniform contours, instead suggesting the balance and elegance of natural structures. Novatt's early works were produced using the technique of welding, which thereby established a dialogue with the works of Julio González, Pablo Picasso and David Smith. More recently Novatt has worked in bronze ? a medium more sensitive to nuances of contour and texture. Each piece is the product of a defined process; it is modelled and carved in wax, cast in bronze and then chased by hand.

Novatt studied Physics, Literature and Sculpture at Sarah Lawrence College, New York, where he developed his longstanding passion for sculpture. He went on to study at SCAD-Lacoste, the French institution affiliated with the Savannah College of Arts & Design in Atlanta, Georgia, where the first cast of the present work is installed. Novatt began working professionally in New York in the early 1980s and currently divides his time between studios in New York and Paris. In recent years Novatt's work has been widely exhibited in London, Paris, New York and in other major cities worldwide. 2008 witnessed his major solo exhibition held at La Piscine: Musée d'Art et d'Industrie in Roubaix, France. His work is well represented in numerous public collections across the United States and he enjoys an established reputation amongst private collectors in the US and worldwide.